14 Loading of bulk fodder

14.1 When bulk fodder is to be loaded, areas where flammable dusts may be present (such as spaces used for the storage or handling of bulk fodder) must be classified in accordance with Australian Standard AS/NZS 61241.10 (IEC 61241-10). Electrical equipment to be installed in spaces so categorised should be selected, installed, certified and maintained in compliance with Australian Standards AS 2381.1 and AS/NZS 61241.14 (IEC 61241-14) or alternatively the components must be electrically isolated.

14.2 When bulk fodder is loaded by means of portable piping, the following provisions must be complied with:

(a) a bulk fodder truck must be effectively earthed to a suitable part of the wharf or quay and, if a separate blower trailer is used, both truck and trailer must be earthed;
(b) the piping must, if possible, be so arranged that it is electrically continuous and if the pipes are so manufactured that they are not electrically continuous, a bare wire strong enough to withstand normal handling must be wound round the full length of the pipe in spiral fashion with a pitch of approximately 500 millimetres;
(c) the piping must be effectively earthed to the ship and all earth connections must be secured with clips so that there can be no interruption or disconnection during the handling or manoeuvring of the piping;
(d) if more than one pipe length is used, they must not, if practicable, be insulated from one another;
(e) if pipe connections depend on heavy duty seals that are not electrically conductive, each individual pipe length must be earthed to the adjoining length by metal straps or must be earthed separately; and
(f) a conductive sleeve approximately 500 millimetres long must be fitted at the discharge end of the pipe and must be electrically continuous with the pipe or, if fitted, the bare spiralled wire referred to above.
14.3.1 Subject to 14.3.2, fodder tanks must be emptied before loading pelletised fodder.[\[23\]](#_ftn23)

14.3.2 Where fodder remains from a previous voyage and it is not practical to empty all tanks completely:

(a) where there are two or more tanksone may contain left over fodder, the remainder being emptied; or
(b) where there is only one tankcompacted residues are broken up and, so far as practical, moved so as to ensure their being consumed during the subsequent voyage,
provided that each tank is completely emptied at least once in every 90 days.

14.3.3 The master of the ship must maintain records of emptying of fodder tanks and must make such records available for inspection by a surveyor.

This is a penal provision.